EDITOR
Last
Thursday, April 26, the first ever East Middle School Technolympics were held
in the EMS gym! Students attended
the technology related event throughout the school day. From first to third hour, eighth
graders took turns playing the cool, tech games set up. From third to fifth hour, seventh
graders had their share of fun in the gym. And lastly, from fifth to seventh hour, the sixth graders
continued battling for total victory in the different events/games.
When
students arrived in the Pitt State remodeled gym, they were divided into groups
of twenty-four. From there, they
were divided into teams of twelve from the twenty-four people. Each team was assigned a team captain
and a team card, stating the team color and number. After this, the fun began.
The
teams traveled together from event to event, rotating every few minutes. The overall goal was to get a better
score than the other teams and conquer a medal in the events for your team. Different events included wheelchair
racing, hover crafting, and boat racing.
At
the end, a ceremony was held in which a third, second, and first place medal
was awarded to team captains for winning or scoring the highest in certain
events. Overall, the time spent in
the Technolympics was very exciting, fun, and informing at the same time. Eighth grader Chris Springer commented
on the event saying, “It was pretty cool.” Christi Montgomery, another eighth grader said, “It was really
interesting.”
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